Pre-’68 rock/pop songs over 10 minutes

Certif1ed wrote: Chicapah wrote: Not sure of the year or the exact title of the song but there was a side-long rambling story with music on "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" by the Small Faces (pre Rod Stewart). Any help? June 1968 - and it was a collection of related songs joined together with odd folky music and the story of Happiness Stan and Mad John, narrated by Stanley Unwin. A side-long concept, no less. To add to the list: Fifty Foot Hose: "Fantasy" ("Cauldron") - 1967 (10:13). Also under consideration: Nirvana: The Story of Simon Simopath (1967) - a concept album that predates "SF Sorrow".

When talking about concept albuns it is sometimes difficult to distinguish suites from separated songs liked by a concept.

To make the things more clear, let's state a thing: a group of songs cannot be considered a suite unless it is explicitly written in the original album.
For example: Days of Future Passed cannot be considered a single song, although it is a concept album, since there is no indication that the songs were made as a suite.
Karn Evil 9 can be considered a suite although in the record, the length of the parts is separated, since the songs are named Karn Evil 9 - part 1, part 2, so they are part of one song.
Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon  can be considered a suite although the parts have all different names, because you can get this info in the album.

Do you agree?

Another song - The Chamber Brothers - Time has come today (1967) (psychedelic rock/soul) 11 minutes and some seconds.

I Heard It Through The Grapevine is from Creedence Clearwater Revival's album Cosmo's Factory, which is from 1970.

I don't think there is an early version pré-1968

Chad and Jeremy were a UK duo that were far more popular in America than they were in Britain. I think they appeared post The Beatles/British Invasion. Their biggest hit was 'Yesterday's Gone' and I can't say I've ever heard any of their other work.

akin wrote: Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde - The Progress Suite (From Of Cabbages and Kings - 1967)  Approx: 25 minutes.

There´s another possibility Grateful Dead´s second album, because studio parts were recorded in 67 and live parts between 67 and 68. Alligator has 11 minutes, but I don´t know if it is from 67 or 68.

I continue to find 10+ minutes pre-68 songs. So here's a re-recap (see above):

Going Home (11:14) 1966 The Rolling Stones “Aftermath”

Viola Lee Blues (10:01) 1967 The Grateful Dead “The Grateful Dead”

 

Nearly qualified

Ars Longa Vita Brevis suite (19.26) November 1968 The Nice “Ars Longa Vita Brevis”

River deep, Mountain high (10:12) 1968 Deep Purple “Book of Taliesyn”

Dark Star (?:?) 1968 Grateful Dead “Two from the Vault”

Turn on Your Love Light (40+) Woodstock 1969 The Grateful Dead

Five Bridges Suite (18:09) recorded October 1969 / released 1970 The Nice “Five Bridges”

In the Stable of the Sphinx (11:10) recorded 1968 / released 2004 East Of Eden ”Mercator Projected”

Fried Neckbones (10:10) recorded 1968/ released 1997 Santana “Live at the Fillmore 1968”

Soul Sacrifice (14:30) recorded 1968/ released 1997 Santana “Live at the Fillmore 1968”

Freeway (30:15) recorded 1968/ released 1997 Santana “Live at the Fillmore 1968”

Who do you love (25:00) 1969 Quicksilver Messenger Service “Happy Trails”

Soul sacrifice (?:?) recorded 1969 / released 1970? Santana “Woodstock”

 

Edited by earlyprog - May 19 2006 at 05:23

In the Aftermath record, Goin´Home time is 11:35. Where is the source of the 9:?? ?

lordoflight wrote: woodstock was at 67 or 69? i forgot lol

August 15-17, 1969

lordoflight wrote: Santana live at Woodstock - Soul Sacrifice

Which was recorded 1969 (and released 1970?).

Speaking of Santana:

Fried Neckbones (10:10) recorded 1968/ released 1997 Santana “Live at the Fillmore 1968”

Soul Sacrifice (14:30) recorded 1968/ released 1997 Santana “Live at the Fillmore 1968”

Freeway (30:15) recorded 1968/ released 1997 Santana “Live at the Fillmore 1968”